Gardening tarp

ABSTRACT

A collector and method for catching the vegetation clippings from a trimming shrubs, bushes or hedgerows of vegetation wherein the collector is a lightweight, flexible, water resistant and generally rectangular shaped tarp easily transportable with the clippings in a secure pouch or chamber formed by hook and loop fasteners touched together after the trimming operation.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

This invention relates to a gardening tarp for catching garden clippingsfrom landscape trimming and, more particularly, to tarp and method forcatching the clippings from yard vegetation when periodically trimmed.Most residential and commercial building are now landscaped withbeautiful ornamental trees, bushes and hedgerows of various vegetationlike evergreen bushes or shrubs. After this type of landscaping isplanted, it is often accented with various landscaping stones or pebblesunderneath and around the trunks of the vegetation to provide a pleasinglandscape architecture. The bed of crushed stone or rock provides aground cover and keeps other vegetation such as weeds and the like fromsprouting up under and around the expensive landscape vegetation.

At least monthly but likely more often, a landscape service company orhomeowner will find it necessary to clip or trim the vegetation in apredetermined shape in keeping with the overall landscape architecturalplan for the land. When landscape vegetation is clipped or trimmed, thedroppings fall to the ground around the vegetation. The landscapingstone is often of a colored variation which shows the unsightlyclippings or trimmings on top of the stone. Previously, a landscapingservices might use high speed gasoline or electric blowers to blow theclippings away from the stone onto the adjacent lawn or onto the cementsidewalks or driveways where the clippings are collected for disposal.However, this favored backpacker blower use by lawn service personal isa messy process and often leaves clippings that are blown into thevarious plants or into the hedgerow growth itself especially if thehedgerow is adjacent the outside wall of a commercial or residentialbuilding where the turbulent air effects from the backpacker blower ismagnified.

Thus, the professional landscaping service or homeowner is looking foran easier method of removing the waste clippings and preventing it fromgetting entangled in the hedgerow vegetation or getting mixed in withthe ornamental colored stone or crushed rock. Moreover, powerful lawnservice backpacker blowers cause havoc with small ground cover stonewhen trying to clear the clippings which will disturbed the uniformspreading of the crushed stone covering and leave bare spots for weedsto grow where once there was a bed of crushed stone or rock completelycovering the soil around the vegetation.

So most homeowners and even professional landscapers are in need of amore simple, convenient portable means of collecting these clippingsduring the timming of these hedgerows, shrubs and bushes and the likethat are typically on a monthly if not weekly maintenance program tokeep their pleasing shapes without disturbing the ornamental stone asoriginally laid around and about the landscape vegetation and, ingeneral, to keep things in a tidy fashion.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

A portable clippings tarp in accordance with the invention includes agenerally one-piece flexible nylon or plastic tarp of a generallyelongated rectangular shape and a predetermined thickness for strengthto catch the clippings from the vegetation. The tarp has a generallysmooth surface on both sides so it does not catch on the stones or stickto the dirt around the vegetation in the absence of ornamental crushedstones or rocks around the vegetation. A plurality of grommets arespaced a predetermined distance apart from one another on the perimeterof the rectangular shaped tarp and assist in fastening of a tape locatedon one side also on its perimeter, such as a hook-and-loop fastener ortouch fastener. One such brand of hook and loop fasteners are theVELCRO® brand of fasteners. At opposing ends of the tarp are ropehandles fixedly attached thereto for picking up the tarp and carrying itto a disposal receptacle like a garden trash barrel or yard waste bagfor disposal of the clippings with the waste disposal services of thecity, town or village. The tarp further includes several sets of strapsfor storing the tarp in a folded configuration for easy storage of thetarp in the home or on a landscaper's truck.

A method for using the portable clippings tarp includes the unfolding ofthe tarp from its storage configuration and spreading it out in anelongated fashion on top of the soil or ornamental stone closelyadjacent the vegetation to be trimmed. Since the tarp is very flexible,strong, smooth and generally waterproof, it will conform to mosttrimming layouts unlike a heavy canvas tarpaulin, which is bulky anddifficult to configure in tight places such as between a building walland a hedgerow were clippings are difficult to catch before theclippings fall upon the ornamental stones, pebbles or soil adjacent thehedgerow being trimmed. The task of trimming ornamental landscapingvegetation often falls to a woman in the household who desires to have avery light-weight and easily to maneuver tarp to catch the clippings. Soa heavy canvas tarpaulin is not a practical means of use by women oreven most men at the household. With the tarp spread out adjacent theside of the hedgerow being trimmed, the landscaper or homeowner thentrims the hedgerow vegetation with the clippings falling into agenerally U-shaped configuration of the tarp between a building wall andthe hedge being trimmed.

Next, the tarp is closed to form a clippings trap, pouch or chamber forthe clippings by touching the perimeter loop and hook strips along theopposing edges to form a generally cylindrical chamber or pouch with theclippings therein. At least one or more pair of rope handles affixed tothe tarp is used to carrying the cylindrical shaped clippings pouch orchamber within the tarp to a yard waste barrel, bag or other receptaclefor disposal. The homeowner or landscaper then tips the cylindricalpouch or chamber downwardly at one end and the clippings bygravitational pull fall out of the open end of the cylindrically shapedchamber or pouch within the tarp into the yard waste disposal barrel orbag. An opposing hook and loop fastener strip across each end of thecylindrically shaped tarp allows the trimmer or landscaper to close eachof the ends of the chamber by touching the hook and loop strips togetherin a transport mode until reaching the yard waste disposal receptacle.

Then the loop and hook fastener strips are pulled apart at least at oneend of the tarp chamber or pouch to dispose of the clippings. Given thesize of the clippings it often becomes necessary to carry the variousclippings without spilling them out one end or the other in itscylindrically chamber or pouch configuration while transporting them tothe yard waste receptacle. Afterwards, the tarp hook and loop fastenerstrip attachments are pulled apart along their outer edges of therectangular shaped tarp and the tarp is then folded into a compact andconvenient predetermined configuration for storage. A combination ofexterior hook and loop fastener removable straps and strips, affixed onthe opposite side from the hook and loop fastener perimeter strips,maintains the tarp in a tidy folded configuration for its storage in afolded configuration like a folded blanket on a shelf in a closet.

It is a principal object of the present invention to provide alightweight, portable but extremely durable and strong, gardening tarpto catch the clippings from the landscape vegetation that can be easilytransported to a waste disposal receptacle without spilling theclippings.

It is still a further object of the invention to provide a gardeningtarp that can be configured into a clippings chamber or pouch fortransporting the clippings to a waste disposal receptacle.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide asecure collector for vegetation clippings from trimming bushes, shrubsand hedgerows in which an interior clippings pouch or chamber is formedthat is impervious to turbulent air coming from a backpacker blower whenthe collector is left in place during a maintenance session for anyreason.

It is an object of the invention to provide a gardening tarp thatresists moisture from wet clippings or weather including rain and thatsheds the moisture to keep the tarp light-weight if left out in a rainduring an interrupted trimming due to weather or left out overnight andthen once again subject to an overnight rain shower.

It is a another object of the invention to provide a waterproofgardening tarp which is capable of forming an enclosed chamber or pouchfor transporting the vegetation clippings that generally keeps outweather elements like a rain shower so that the weight of the clippingsremains low because the clippings are prevented from absorbing themoisture from the rain or other weather elements when left on the groundduring a trimming operation.

Other features and advantages of the invention, which are believed to benovel and nonobvious, will be apparent from the following specificationtaken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in which there isshown a preferred embodiment of the invention. Reference is made to theclaims for interpreting the full scope of the invention, which is notnecessarily represented by any one embodiment.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 shows an overall perspective view of a gardening tarp in aninstalled configuration for catching vegetation clippings incorporatingthe basic components in accordance with the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a gardening tarp in its chamberconfiguration of a particularly preferred embodiment of the invention ofFIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is an end view of a gardening tarp being configured into achamber of a particularly preferred embodiment of the invention of FIG.1;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view of the gardening tarp of the invention of FIG.1;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view of the gardening tarp of the invention ofFIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a folded gardening tarp in aparticularly preferred embodiment of the invention of FIG. 1.

FIG. 7 is a generally top perspective view of FIG. 6.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Although this invention is susceptible to embodiments of many differentforms, a preferred embodiment will be described and illustrated indetail herein. The present disclosure exemplifies the principles of theinvention and is not to be considered a limit to the broader aspects ofthe invention to the particular embodiment as described.

Referring now to the drawings and especially to FIG. 1 shows a gardeningtarp 10 is shown therein. The tarp 10 is placed adjacent a hedgerow 12of ornamental landscaping placed a predetermined distance from abuilding wall 14 of a residence or commercial building to provide anascetic landscape architecture for the owner. The tarp 10 is placed ontop of ornamental crushed stone or pebbles 16 to catch clippings 18 fromthe hedgerow 12 when clipped by a trimming shear 20 or other suitabledevice. The tarp 10 catches the clippings 18 and prevents them frommixing in with the stones 15 or finding their way onto any adjacent lawn22.

The tarp 10 is generally an elongated rectangular shape made out of awaterproof nylon or plastic material or any other suitable materialhaving the same properties. Hook and loop fastener strips 24 are fixedlyattached to one side of the tarp along its entire outer edges. The hookand loop fastener strips 24 are fastened to one another from touchingtheir surfaces together along the outer edges of the tarp wherein oneopposing side of the tarp includes a hook fastener strip and the otheropposing side of the tarp includes a mating loop fastener strip which inturn forms a tight and complete closure of the tarp edges to form aclippings chamber or pouch. The operation of closing the hook and loopfastener strips by touching the strips together is well known in the artfrom the use of VELCRO® hook and loop fasteners on all types ofmaterials by the general public.

Turning now to FIG. 2, an aforementioned clippings chamber or pouch 26of a generally cylindrical shape is formed by touching the outer edgesof the tarp on the side with the hook and loop fastening strips 24together along its opposing longitudinal edges 28. The clippings chamber26 includes openings 30 at either end of the chamber 26. The openings 30are closed by touching their outer edges together such that the hook andloop fasteners on the inner side of the chamber engage shutting off theopening and keeping the clippings 18 from spilling out of the chamber 26while transporting the tarp 10 to a yard waste receptacle 32 fordisposal. The landscaper or homeowner then tips one end of the tarp 10lower over the receptacle 32 receiving the clippings 18 and lets gravityor a slight shaking movement of the tarp 10 in conjunction with gravityto let the clippings 18 falls into the receptacle 32 for disposal. Ifboth openings 30 are closed by the hook and loop fasteners 24, thehomeowner simply pulls the fastening strips apart on one of the ends ofthe chamber to form the opening for the clippings 18 to pass throughwhen disposing of them.

In addition, pair of generally rope handles 34, which can be made ofnylon or other suitable material, are fixedly attached at opposite endsof the tarp 10 permit the homeowner to easily carry the tarp 10 to thereceptacle 32 for disposal as shown in FIG. 2.

Referring now to FIG. 3, the tarp 10 is shown in a partially formedchamber 26 wherein hooks 36 are shown on the left half side of the tarp10 and loops 38 are shown on the right half side of the chamber opening30. By touching these two halves together the hook and loop fastenersshut this opening and prevent the clippings 18 from falling out of thisopening during transporting of the clippings 18 to the receptacle 32.Moreover, the tarp 10 can be completely closed by touching the hook andloop fasteners both longitudinally and at either end of the chamber 26and then left in place between the wall 14 and the hedgerow 12 if asudden rain shower comes up without the clippings 18 become sodden withmoisture from the rain because the light-weight, waterproof and flexibletarp 10 seals out the weather and even the turbulent air from thebackpacker blower from soaking or disturbing the clippings 18 therein.Also, the clippings are prevented from mixing in with the ornamentalstones 16 or even mixing in with a soil 40 in the event that ornamentalstones 16 are not used between the building wall 14 and hedgerow 12.

FIG. 4 shows a top plan view of the tarp 10 spread out completely andshows a series of grommets 42 spaced a predetermined distance apart onthe outer opposing longitudinal edges of the tarp 10 which secure thehook and loop fasteners 24 around the perimeter of the tarp 10 on theopposite side of the tarp 10 as shown. In additional, FIG. 4 shows thata draw rope 44 extending longitudinally through a folded over seam 46running along one opposing side of the tarp 10 which is able to draw thechamber or pouch 26 into a more compact or tighter configuration. Thedraw rope 44 can also be used to pull the tarp 10 around in a circularconfiguration to trim a single bush or shrub. The rope 44 might also beused by a homeowner or lawn maintenance service to cover certainvegetation in the evening to prevent frost or other elements like hailfrom damage more fragile vegetation during certain inclement weatherconditions. The rope can be tied to a stake in the ground or around thebase of a bush in a hedgerow being covered by the tarp 10. The pair ofrope handles 34 at either end of the tarp can also be used to hold downthe tarp over protected vegetation to prevent wind or a backpackerblower from blowing the tarp off of the protected vegetation covered bythe tarp 10 pair of hook and loop fastener strips 48 are affixed to thisside of the tarp that are later used to secure the tarp when in itsstorage configuration to be explained below.

FIG. 5 shows a bottom plan view of the tarp 10 spread out for catchingthe clippings 18 therein. The hooks 36 run the entire longitudinallength on one opposing side of the tarp 10. The loops 38 run the entirelongitudinal length on the other opposing side of the tarp 10. When thehooks 36 and loops 38 are touched together along the longitudinal lengthedge of the tarp 10, the two opposing edges are securely fastenedtogether forming the generally cylindrically shaped clippings chamber26. Also, shown are the hooks 36 and loops 38, each making up half ofthe length on the shorter opposing sides of the rectangular shaped tarpwhich form the openings 30. When the hooks 36 and loops 38 on thesesides are pressed together, the fasteners 24 close off each opening 30for transporting the clippings chamber 26 with the clippings 18 thereinwithout spilling the clippings 18 during transport or for securing themfrom weather if the chamber or pouch 26 is left in place for a timeafter collecting the clippings 18 before later transport to a receptacle32 for disposal. The draw rope 44 is shown in its rolled over seamenclosure 46 stretching the longitudinal length of the tarp 10 on one ofthe opposing sides and the seam enclosure include a passagewaytherethrough for pulling the ends of the rope to make the pouch orchamber 26 more compact or for forming a drop tarp around a single plantto be trimmed.

FIG. 5 also demonstrates how an end user of the invention could take oneor more tarps 10 and affix them together to expand the width or lengthof the tarp covering for trimming vegetation. The hook and loop fastenerstrips on opposing sides of each tarp 10 means that one tarp 10 can beattached to another side of an adjacent tarp 10 in a side by side or endto end relationship by touching the respective hook and loop fastenerstrips together to expand the width or length by attaching one tarp toanother along their sides or ends to form a limitless width or length inlinked together tarps 10. The only limitation in the ultimate width orlength of the tarps strung together is the practical size of the linkedtarps to carry or use by the homeowner or lawn maintenance service. Thetarp 10 is generally made from a 200 denier oxford nylon in onepreferred embodiment from a nylon material which may or may not have aurethane or other coating on its surface to adapt it for a particularuse. The 200 denier thickness tarp is generally resistant to piercing byrose bush thorn clippings and similar sharp clippings 18 from trimmingcertain types of vegetation having thorns. A heavier tarp of 400 to 420denier nylon is still more resistant to piercing from sharp or pointedclippings 18 but there is a trade off because as the tarp thicknessincreases, the tarp 10 becomes less flexible and more difficult tospread around a single bush or scrub for catching the clippings 18.

FIG. 6 shows a perspective view of one preferred embodiment of the tarp10 in its storage, folded over configuration. The fasteners 48 keep thetarp 10 in its folded condition without the ability of the tarp 10unfolding when moved about on a garage storage shelf or in storagewithin a landscaping vehicle. The draw rope 44 permits the user of thetarp 10 to draw the tarp together in a more rolled up configuration ifdrawn at either end when the chamber 26 is formed to make a longerlongitudinal tarp more portable and transportable by the homeowner orlandscape service employee if professionals are using the tarp 10 tocollect the vegetation clippings 18.

FIG. 7 shows a top view of the tarp 10 with the fastening straps 48securing the folded storage configuration of the tarp 10. The ropehandles 32 and the draw rope 44 are also shown in more detail in the topsurface position of the tarp 10. A grommet 42 affixing the hook and loopfastener strips 24 and the rope handles 32 to the tarp 10 extendscompletely through the tarp 10 as shown in FIGS. 4, 5 and 7. FIG. 7further shows how the hook and loop fastener strips and straps 48 workin combination to keep the folded tarp 10 from coming apart duringstorage since the folds of the tarp 10 are held firmly together by thiscombination of hook and loop fastener strips and straps.

Having described and illustrated the principles of the invention in apreferred embodiment thereof, it should be apparent that the inventioncan be modified in arrangement and detail without departing from thespirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

1. A garden trimming collector for catching vegetation clippingscomprising: a generally waterproof, lightweight, flexible an portablerectangular shaped tarp for generally placing on the ground adjacent tothe vegetation; opposing hook and loop fasteners fixedly attached to andextending along opposite length edges of the tarp on the same side,respectively, at a predetermined distance from each longitudinal edge:opposing hook and loop fasteners fixedly attached to and extending alongopposite width edges of the tarp on said same side, respectively, at apredetermined distance from each width edge and perpendicular to thelongitudinal opposing edges of the tarp; and wherein the opposing hookand loop fasteners on the length and width edges of the tarp are touchedtogether to form a clippings chamber or pouch for transportingvegetation clippings without spilling said clippings to an appropriatedisposal location.
 2. The garden trimming collector of claim 1, whereinthe tarp is made from a generally waterproof nylon, plastic or othersimilar material to prevent the outdoor elements such as rain, wind andman-made elements from adversely effecting the collected clippings. 3.The garden trimming collector of claim 1, wherein the tarp along oneside edge of its longitudinal axis includes a rolled over seam ofmaterial forming a hollow passageway the length of the tarp forreceiving a rope extending therethrough to form a draw string action inorder to compact the size of the clippings chamber for easytransportation and disposal of the clippings or to draw the tarp into aconfiguration around the vegetation to be trimmed.
 4. The gardentrimming collector of claim 1, wherein the clippings chamber or pouch isgenerally in a cylindrical shaped chamber when the longitudinal edges onsaid same side of the tarp having the opposing hook and loop fastenersare touched together and further includes an openings at either end ofthe cylindrical chamber for depositing clippings, each opening furthercloses by touching the opposing hook and loop fasteners on the widthends of the cylindrical chamber wherein the hook and loop fasteners ateither or both width ends are touched together to close each opening andform a completely sealed chamber or pouch to protect the clippings frombeing dislodged or disrupted due to the elements from nature or frombackpacker gas blowers before transporting the clippings for disposal.5. The garden trimming collector of claim 4, further comprising:grommets spaced a predetermined distance apart along the entireperimeter edge of the tarp and extending through the opposing hook andloop fasteners to permanently affix the hook and loop fasteners on allfour edges of the generally rectangular shaped tarp for forming a strongclippings chamber capable of carrying a tarp filled to capacity withclippings without opening; and a pair of rope handles, one eachaffixedly attached closely adjacent to either end of the generallycylindrical clippings chamber openings to facilitate the clippingsdisposal when emptying the chamber so that the chamber can be shook backand forth and tilted downwardly to dislodge any remaining clippings inthe chamber through either one of the openings during a disposaloperation.
 6. The garden trimming collector of claim 4, wherein the tarpmaterial is generally impervious to rain and resistant to abrasion fromstones and other things encountered on the ground adjacent vegetation tobe trimmed, said tarp material is further resistant to degradation froma mixture of water or chemicals and wherein the tarp with its opposinghook and loop fasteners along the four edges thereof are capable oflinking one or more tarps together at their edges in either thelengthwise or widthwise directions to fit a desired configuration forcatching the clippings or acting as a cover for vegetation to protect itagainst the elements of nature or man.
 7. A collector for catchingvegetation clippings, comprising: a generally lightweight, waterproofand abrasion resistant tarp of a predetermined size and shape forplacing the tarp upon the ground in and around landscape vegetation tocatch the clippings as the vegetation is trimmed or cut; and opposinghook and loop fasteners spaced a predetermined distance around theentire perimeter of the tarp on the same side thereof that are touchedtogether to form a generally secure chamber or pouch for transportingthe clippings for disposal.
 8. The collector of claim 7, wherein thetarp further includes a pair of handles located at a predeterminedlocation on the tarp for carrying the tarp with the clippings in thesecure pocket and further includes the ability to be linked toadditional tarps to change the length or width of collecting tarp byextending the width or length by linking one or more tarps togetherthrough touching opposing hook and loop fasteners on each tarp togetherto increase the width or length of the collecting tarp.
 9. The collectorof claim 8, wherein the tarp further includes a seam extending along atleast one side of the tarp having a passageway therethrough, a draw ropeextending through said passageway and movably drawn within said seam bypulling either or both ends of the rope out of the seam to compact thesecure pocket with the clippings to more easily carry the tarp fordisposal or to form the tarp to surround the vegetation to be trimmed.10. The collector of claim 9, wherein the tarp is made of flexible nylonor other generally suitable water-resistant material, said flexible tarpis easily folded like a blanket into a compact storage configurationwherein the pair of rope handles on opposing ends of the tarp are nowclosely adjacent to one another for carrying the tarp, said tarp furtherincluding at least one strap having either a loop or hook fastener onone side thereof, said tarp further including in its foldedconfiguration at least two pair of hook or loop fasteners, one attachedto the top of the tarp fold in a predetermined location adjacent thefolded and exposed edges of the tarp and the other attached to thebottom fold of the tarp in a predetermined location adjacent the foldedand exposed edges of the tarp so that the strap having either a matinghook or loop fastener touch fastens the strap to the top and bottom hookor loop fasteners to hold the folded tarp together during storage bybinding the folded edges together in a fixedly relationship to oneanother.
 10. The collector of claim 9, wherein the perimeter hook andloop fasteners are secured by metal grommets, said grommets furthersecuring the pair of rope handles on the tarp.
 11. A method forcollecting clippings when trimming vegetation with a lightweight,flexible and generally water-resistant tarp having a pair of ropehandles attached to opposing sides of the tarp and opposing hook andloop fasteners fixedly attached to the perimeter of said tarp fortouching together so as to fasten the edges of the tarp together to forma secure clippings chamber or pouch for carrying the clippings fordisposal, a draw rope movably secured to at least to one side of thetarp for configuring the tarp for collection or for drawing the chamberor pouch together in a more compact transporting state, the methodcomprising: spreading the flexible tarp on the ground adjacent thevegetation to be trimmed in a predetermined configuration to catch theclippings; trimming the vegetation with a suitable tool; drawing therope at one or both ends to configure the tarp around or adjacent thevegetation to be trimmed; allowing the clippings from the trimmingoperation to fall upon the top side of the tarp to protect the groundfrom falling clippings in order to keep a tidy work area; touching theopposing hook and loop fasteners together to form a clippings chamber orpouch; bringing the rope handles together when the clippings pouch isformed in the tarp for carrying the tarp for disposal of the clippings;and pulling apart the perimeter hooks and loop fasteners at least at oneend of the tarp chamber or pouch to empty the clippings into a disposalreceptacle of choice.
 12. The method of claim 11, wherein the tarp ismade from a generally waterproof, thin nylon, polyester or other similarmaterial that is generally abrasion resistant when it comes in contactwith either sharp and pointed clippings or in contact with the soil orornamental crushed stone in a garden or landscape setting.
 13. Themethod of claim 11, wherein the tarp is a generally in an elongatedrectangular shape that is capable of being linked together with othertarps by joining opposing hook and loop fasteners along either thelength or width of each tarp together to form the linkage.
 14. Themethod of claim 11, wherein the hook and loop fasteners are VELCRO brandhook and loop fasteners.
 15. The method of claim 13, wherein the hookand loop fasteners on the perimeter of the tarp when pressed together ina fastening mode forms a generally elongated and cylindrical clippingspouch with the rope handles attached at either end of cylindrical shapefor carrying the tarp with its clippings to a disposal receptacle. 16.The method of claim 15, wherein the opposing hook and loop fasteners onthe ends of the cylindrically shaped clippings pouch are secured andlater form an opening at either end when pulled apart to pour out theclippings into the disposal receptacle.
 17. The method of claim 11,wherein the opposing hook and loop fasteners are secured to theperimeter of the tarp on one side only by grommets spaced apart apredetermined distance from one another on the perimeter of the tarp.18. The method of claim 11, wherein the draw rope is movably affixedwithin a seam on at least one side of the tarp so that the rope ends candrawn therethrough to compact the pouch for carrying to disposal orconfigure the tarp to the shape of a particular vegetation to betrimmed.
 19. The method of claim 11, wherein the rope handles and drawrope are made from nylon or a polyester material suitable for outdoorground work.
 20. The method of claim 11, wherein the pouch when closedby the opposing hook and loop fasteners is generally resistant to abackpacker gas or electric blower used by lawn services therebypreventing the loss or disturbance of the clippings when the pouch issecurely closed and ready for disposal transportation but left on theground and subject to the turbulent air from a backpacker blower in thevicinity.